True, George W. Bush didn't do much better during his first eight months in office, but he had the remainder of his terms to make up for it.

I'm sure that this will be a comfort to the families of the victims of 9/11 that George Bush, a man who failed the first test of his presidency (keeping the people safe), is making it up to them by turning in some extra credit projects before the end of the semester in the hopes of driving his grade back up to a gentleman's C.

If Taranto had finished the thought with "Now watch this drive" he'd be next in line for Tony Snow's job.